Welcome to Litsy!

I needed a super-fast read and a palate cleanser…Charlie and Diesel were the perfect choice!

A nasty, cruel boss, terrible department heads, and murders keep Charlie and Diesel pretty busy at the library. Sad to say a few characteristics of the murder victim are characteristics I witnessed in my library career. Yikes! Great character progression, and another good series entry!

Most of my sidekicks hovered in the background as I finished it.

Reilly,the interim head of the Athena College Library, has upset most of the staff, and to top it all wants to ban Diesel from the library and sacrifice the rare books and archive dept to budget cuts, thus putting Charlie out of a job. So nobody is that upset to hear he has been murdered. Since initially Melba is a suspect, Charlie gets involved with the investigation.

Despite some twists and turns, the murderer was fairly obvious early on.

"He's out there again today, Charlie."

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Happy (Virtual) St Patrick's Day, from a 10 % Irish person! 🙂

As much as I enjoy the actual mysteries—and of course Diesel the Maine Coon—this series always has problematic passages dealing with race, sexuality, and now sexual harassment that bother me to the point I‘m not sure I can keep supporting this series. It irks me that the “hero” of the series—who is highly educated and well read—doesn‘t understand harassment isn‘t about attraction; it‘s about power.

#orangecovers #riotgrams 🎃

Just a cat sleeping on a pile of books 😍😍

While I appreciate that Luna is getting into the spirit of #BookLoverDay, she needs to get off my bookshelf!

Actually, cats are allowed. #catsoflitsy

I love finding new cozy mysteries that are absolutely fantastic and this one if definitely that!! I will be checking out the others in this series for sure! And seeing as how one of the characters of this book is a Maine Coon I thought it only appropriate to take a picture with my Maine Coon! 💖

After a busy day at the winery I am taking some time to relax.... #litsypartyofone

Apparently Chewie has found a new place to snuggle!!! #catsoflitsy

Didn't take Ruby long to discover she had a comfy new spot to sleep! #catsoflitsy #sheisperfect #obsessedwithmycats

That feeling about halfway through vacation when you start to seriously miss your pets? I'm there. I saw the office cat in the UPS store in Bar Harbor and almost cried. 🙄Trying not to text the cat-sitter asking for updates like a crazy cat lady...

Burtis, the yarn store foster kitty loves me and it breaks my heart I can't adopt him and take him home. #catsoflitsy

Forgot to add in my indiebookstore haul post that I also of course brought home a bag for the cat 🐱

Oh, you just folded the laundry? Then let me just cuddle up right on top of it! 😼 #catsoflitsy

#TBRtemptation post! This #cozymystery had me at "cat in the stacks" ?. It's definitely added. This is the seventh installment in the series featuring librarian Charlie & his Maine cat, Diesel. The new library director, Oscar, wants to cut costs & get rid of the archive and rare books collection. And he declares all animals banned, among other policies! Needless to say, Oscar's body is found dead. Whodunit? #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

I got out of the shower and saw that Cyress had rummaged through my #CupidGoesPostal pile and decided the card was his. I think he wants to be your Valentine, @Little_Reader! 😂 #catsoflitsy #kittenlitten #kingcyress

Finished No Cats Allowed today. A fun little cozy mystery with a gorgeous library cat in a prominant role.

Ace is taking lessons from #Bitsy and also taking the title of this book very seriously in seeking a place away from the Mikey-Cat. This is the latest in the cute, fun Cat In The Stacks series, and it didn't disappoint.

I would like to get a Maine coon some day. A lot of intrigue going on at university libraries apparently.

Fun, quick read for anyone but since I'm a librarian with a Maine Coon Cat it is perfect. Great mystery series.

Such a consistently great mystery series! Love the characters and the mystery kept me guessing to the end. Terrific!

Just started yesterday, halfway through. I love Diesel.